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   Jfrostjr | Sep 08, 2007 04:30pm | #1

   Try this link:

   http://www.onsrud.com/home

   Frosty

   "I sometimes think we consider the good fortune of the early bird and overlook the bad fortune of the early worm." FDR - 1922

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   WannaBeJazzer | Sep 08, 2007 10:10pm | #3

   thanks - didn't see anything there in a 1/2" bit with an overall length shorter than 3".  If I get serious, guess a shop can always cut one down for me.

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   lwilliams | Sep 08, 2007 08:55pm | #2

   High helix cutters are more prone to chatter. You'll have to limit your cut depth and rpm to use them safely in a router. My experience is that you're headed in the wrong direction with this one. I'd say more about what I've learned about using end mills in wood but my experience is with a milling machine and wouldn't translate all that well to a router. I don't want to contribute to an injury just by thinking end mills perform the same in routers as they do in milling machines. I would suggest, at least, a variable speed router when considering end mills.

   
   

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   Edited 9/8/2007 1:55 pm by lwilliams

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   WannaBeJazzer | Sep 08, 2007 10:17pm | #4

   thanks LW, maybe more sheer angle is too much of a good thing then - maybe the bottom of the bit would be too grabby or aggressive.